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CITY'S ONLINE TV SITE PICTURES THE FUTURE
Odds are, you don't watch Madison City Channel on cable TV. You surf dozens of program choices and MCC may catch your eye briefly and you'll stop there, maybe even learn something about local public affairs.But sit through one of the outlet's three-hour-plus Madison Common Council meetings airing live? C'mon, that's like watching a 30-inning baseball game. "We are kind of Madison's version of...
NIADA's 'must-see TV' for dealers premieres
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is blending the Internet and TV to spread news and information about remarketing.NIADA.TV is the association's online TV network. It provides coverage of industry seminars, training sessions and news to dealers and remarketing professionals. The subscription-based, broadband network went on the air Oct. 18.The network is the creation of NIADA CEO Mike Linn. Linn, a former executive producer of movies and TV shows, has...
Precision Marketing: Diagonal Solutions plans GBTV online link-up
Software company Diagonal Solutions is launching an online TV channel to promote its latest technology to businesses.Global Business Television (GBTV) is to host www. diagonaltv.tv, which will feature a mixture of news and features aimed at business chiefs. The site will attempt to help company bosses to understand key management issues, while promoting Diagonal Solutions software as a means to improve business performance. Viewers of GBTV's local government Internet channel...
Bytes, December 12
New products OnlineTVPlayer.com has released Online TV Player version 2.8, an Internet TV player for windows XP/2000/ 98. It provides a number of free TV channels and broadcasts from around the world. The program supports Realplayer and Microsoft Media Player. . . . Maxion Software has released RegRestore PC TuneUp 5.0. -RegRestore PC TuneUp is an advanced Windows registry scanner, cleaner and repair tool. . . . Kinook Software released Visual Build Professional 6, a major update to the...
Cyberspace can be a pretty dark place after all
The bright side of cyberspace springs merrily to life in a current America Online TV ad. A happy customer clicks through all the wonders awaiting us in the brave new computer world as The Jetsons theme song bounces along in the background. "The future is here" reads the closing tag line - just log on and make your animated dreams come true.The dark side of cyberspace is illuminated by the reports of a woman, married and living in Maryland, who police say was killed...